photo: Shervin Lainez *** The Winter of Warren is upon us. Last evening in Northern California, Warren Haynes began an extended touring trek that will find him on the road through early May performing in multiple musical contexts. Haynes will start things off in the solo setting for a series of dates that will culminate […]
On Owls, Omens, and Oracles, the Grammy-nominated artist offers a mystical, meditative, sweet, playful and loving suite of music—all recorded live. It was the height of summer stickiness in Los Angeles in 2024, and Valerie June was deep inside a monthlong recording session with indie icon and producer M. Ward—and she could not stop crying. […]
photo: Vernon Webb In his own words, Jorma Kaukonen is entering the “cresting wave” of his career. The guitarist—who helped lay the groundwork for the modern improvisational-rock world with Jefferson Airplane and continues to stretch the blues’ boundaries with his long-running Hot Tuna project—will turn 85 on December 23. And, as the Washington, D.C.-bred, Ohio-based […]
